fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
Edo chrysanthemum; variety of chrysanthemum originally cultivated in Edo; China aster (Callistephus chinensis)
woodblock printer; person who prints using woodblocks (as opposed to the carver who carves them)
paper lantern that can be hung outside of a house or store
to be intoxicated with the blossoms
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
writing with the brush in one's mouth; foreword; preface; affidavit; written confession (of a commoner in the Edo period)
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
convict; convicted prisoner
simple store; booth; stall
vaginal discharge; menstruation; afterbirth
pomade; pomatum; hair oil
rental fee; rent; hire charge
to forget to mention; to leave unspoken; to let slip a secret
(Edo-period) jail warden; jailer
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
water carriage; water transportation
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
maid working for both the living quarter and kitchen
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
daughter of the home; unmarried woman who owns (the future rights to) a home
to droop; to be depressed
candy vendor (esp. an Edo-period candy vendor who sold candy while walking around playing the flute or another musical instrument); candy vender
writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy